Title: Seeking jobs, finding networks: refugees' perceptions of employment services
Abstract:In this paper we examine the experiences of three refugee groups in using the Job Network: former Yugoslavs, people from Middle Eastern backgrounds and black Africans who arrived in Australia during t...In this paper we examine the experiences of three refugee groups in using the Job Network: former Yugoslavs, people from Middle Eastern backgrounds and black Africans who arrived in Australia during the 1990s and 2000s as permanent residents. We contrast these refugees' perceptions of the Job Network with those expressed by employment service providers. Whereas the latter tend to see themselves as 'expert' mediators in the Australian job market culture, our study shows that the former found the Job Network assistance to be generally inadequate. Notwithstanding, the majority of our participants regarded the job seeker training sessions as useful in developing social networks, even when these services did not directly lead them to employment.Read More
Publication Year: 2006
Publication Date: 2006-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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